Perform multiple umrahs
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
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this question:
Dear
Sheikh Buhran
I have
few questions related Haj and Umra as follows and I hope you may try to answer
them. Thank you
1st Question
Performing
Umra many time by using meqat as Masjid Aisha R.A
I went Umra where I have seen many of our brother are doing many Umra by going
to masjid Aisha R.A even I have done about ten but later someone told my it is
not correct since you have to go the Meeqat those on border of Mecca sahrif. My
real concern is if it is true then why Government of Saudi provided allowed
Masjid Aisha R.A to use as meqat.
Could
you please tell me how many Umra we can do and can we use masjid Aisha R.A as
meqat.
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Answer:
Perform multiple
umrahs
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
To the best of our knowledge there is no evidence in the
authentic and established Sunnah whereby the Messenger of Allah (saws) or his
noble companions ever performed two Umrahs on one visit to the Sacred House;
thus it would be best and purest for the believers to follow the Sunnah and
perform only one Umrah pilgrimage during their visit to the Sacred House of
Allah.
Some believers try to use the incident of Hadrat Aisha’s
Umrah during the Hajj-al-Wida of the Prophet (saws) as evidence that one can
perform two (or more) Umrahs during one visit; but according to the majority of
the scholars that permission was given under special circumstances and not as a
general concession. During the
Hajj-al-Wida, Hadrat Aisha could not perform the Umrah pilgrimage with the
believers due to her being in her natural state of menstruation. When she purified herself from her state of
menstruation, the Messenger of Allah (saws) told her that she must go outside
the boundaries of Makkah (to what is today known as Masjid-Aisha), adorn the
ehram, and perform the Umrah she missed due to her state of menstruation.
If one wishes to perform the Umrah pilgrimage for their
deceased loved ones, they should undertake the journey to the Sacred House for
that purpose only; it is expected that Allah Subhanah will give the person the
full reward of their efforts without diminishing the rewards of the one who
actually performs it.
It is not in accordance of the guidance and teachings of
the Messenger of Allah (saws) to visit the Sacred House and perform the Umrah
pilgrimage multiple times during the same visit.
Your
Question: ….My real concern is if it is true then why Government of Saudi
provided allowed Masjid Aisha R.A to use as meqat.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 5.28a
‘Mawaqit ‘are the specific places where a
pilgrim intending to visit Makkah for 'Umrah or Hajj must declare his intention
and put on ihram..
The Prophet (saws) himself specified these
places:
For the people of Madinah the ‘miqat’
(singular of mawaqit) is Dhal-Halaifah, a place 450 kilometres to the north of
Makkah, from where they must declare their intention and don the ihram..
For those coming from the direction of
The ‘miqat’ for people of coming from the
direction of
Yalamlam, a mountain 54 kilometres to the
south of Makkah is the ‘miqat’ for those coming from the direction of
For the pilgrims coming from the direction of
These places were fixed by the Prophet (saws)
himself for all those who pass by them whether they come from these specific
areas or some other areas. The Prophet (saws) said: "These places are for
the people (coming from the direction of the above specified countries) as well
as for others who pass by them on their way to perform Hajj or 'Umrah."
To the best of our humble knowledge, neither the
Government of Saudi Arabia nor anyone else proclaims that the ‘Masjid Aisha’ is
a ‘meeqat’ for pilgrimage….and even if they did (which they obviously haven’t),
our duty as believers is to obey and follow the Guidance of Allah and His
Messenger (saws) Alone!
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister